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“Excellent,” purred Uncle Uzzi, but his attention was behind Jessica’s head.

Tingles danced up and down her spine. Eyes wide, Jessica turned to see what, or rather,whothe older Witch was staring at.

No. Fucking. Way.

Jessica could have died right then and there. Turned out, her private conversation with Uncle Uzzi was not so private. In fact, it had attracted an unexpected pair of ears.

Very big, very sexy ears.

Fuck me.

She froze.

“Ah, Brayden Smith,” called Uncle Uzzi.

“Why don’t you stop hovering near the door and come on in here? Take a seat next to our lovely Jessica.”

Prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

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Grrrrroooooowwwllllll.

The Black Bear who’d always lived inside of Brayden seemed to grow larger in that metaphysical plane where he waited to be called. So intense was the feeling running through the beast that Brayden could hardly move.

The second he’d heard Jessica’s voice, he knew he should have turned around to leave. Her pull was rivaling gravity, and it was all he could do not to run inside and scoop her up in his arms.

Hell.

Turn, walk, run, but he remained frozen in place. Something powerful, indescribable, kept him rooted to the spot. Without any other recourse, and much like an eavesdropping dickhead, he’d stayed, and he’d listened.

Fuck, how he listened.

Comprehension still eluded him as the seductive tone of her voice wrapped around Brayden’s body like an invisible lead, tugging him forward. At first, it was just mild curiosity, but the more she spoke, the worse it got.

His Bear pushed and scratched against his skin, urging him to move in closer to the sexy as hell woman who was becoming more and more important to his animal.

The mention of a former lover had his Bear near to bursting free. A wave of pure jealousy flowed over him so fast it left him short of breath. If not for the explanation that followed, he might’ve done some serious damage to the room at large. As it was, he’d only managed to crush the doorknob in his hand.

Shit.

He’d have to replace that. But that was not important. Only his mate mattered. And right then, she was upset.

That was not okay with him. Maybe he could still hunt down that asshole who’d taken her virginity and beat some sense into him. Didn’t the soon-to-be-dead asshat know how to treat a woman?

And what about the rest of the idiot Pride? Was every Tiger in the vicinity a fucking moron? How could this gorgeous creature not know how truly lovely and desirable she was?

If he did not already spend so much time working with them, he might have been surprised. But it was a fact. All the men in the Pride were completely fucking stupid. And for that reason alone, he would let them live.

Fact was, Brayden was profoundly glad they were all tasteless morons. If they had paid more attention than was necessary to sweet Jessica, his Bear would likely demand he round them up and teach them a lesson.

Actually, that sounded good to the animal either way.

Grrrrrrr.

Mine.

No one looks.

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